Records of James Ellison, Emigrant Agent at Montreal 1823-1845

Records of James Ellison, Emigrant Agent at Montreal 1823-1845

According to the above, on Sept. 18, 1847, tickets were sold to Ge O'Riley and 8 others in his family. Is there any way to determine from this where this family came from and where they were going to? What were these tickets for? So far I have no other entry records or census records that I can link to this group.